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Marshall baseball team opens season

HUNTINGTON -- Freshman right-hander Chase Boster takes the mound Friday for the Marshall University baseball season opener against Old Dominion at the Bud Metheny Complex in Norfolk, Va.

Friday's game begins at 3 p.m. The teams also play Saturday at 2 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m.

Marshall, 17-37 last season, was predicted to finish last in nine-team Conference USA. Senior first baseman Nathan Gomez and senior outfielder Isaac Ballou are the top hitters returning for a Thundering Herd team that has 16 newcomers.

Gomez had a .316 batting average, three home runs and 38 runs batted in in 2012. Ballou hit .308 with two homers and 24 RBIs.

Senior outfielder Gray Stafford led Marshall in the final month of last season with a .382 average.

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